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Do more with Google

Google is a great search engine that provides the fastest and most accurate results. But Google is more than that: it features some embedded functions which enable you to do more than just performing searches. Take a look at this list with the most useful Google commands and learn more in the Google Help Center.

Regarding Google's main function (that is, search the web), you can restrict your searching to just one website by using the site: command after your keywords, like this: software site:en.softonic.com

You can also check how many links point to your website with the link: command and see how popular you are on the Internet. This is the appropriate syntax: link:en.softonic.com

Google works very well as a dictionary. Simply enter the define: command followed by the word you want to look up and you'll get its definition: define:software

Google is also good with numbers. You can use its embedded calculator to perform simple mathematical calculations. Enter the operations directly into the search field (54+65*3) to obtain the results

Another interesting Google function is the currency converter. Whether you use international symbols (45 USD in GBP) or plain language (45 dollars in pounds), Google will convert it right away.

One last Google command is weather. Enter it followed by any location worldwide and you'll get the weather forecast for the next few days: weather London